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CIP 51.2208 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Community Health and Preventive Medicine.

A program that prepares public health specialists to plan and manage health services in local community settings, including the coordination of related support services, government agencies, and private resources. Includes instruction in public health, community health services and delivery, health behavior and cultural factors, local government operations, human services, health communication and promotion, health services administration in local settings, environmental health, preventive and comparative medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, family and community health, and applicable law and regulations.

How to use this list

These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Community Health and Preventive Medicine award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.2208. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years779
2025Associate degree1850
2025Bachelor degree461,529
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate1395
2025Master degree27421
2025Doctorate — research1238
2025Certificate under 12 weeks181
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year271,214
2024Certificate 1–2 years747
2024Associate degree1588
2024Bachelor degree431,406
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate868
2024Master degree28320
2024Doctorate — research1142
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year23565
2023Certificate 1–2 years614
2023Associate degree1454
2023Bachelor degree431,364
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate846
2023Master degree23336
2023Doctorate — research925
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year19178
2022Certificate 1–2 years641
2022Associate degree1472
2022Bachelor degree411,547
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate744
2022Master degree25277
2022Doctorate — research943
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year18174
2021Certificate 1–2 years28
2021Associate degree922
2021Bachelor degree411,679
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate641
2021Master degree31273
2021Post-master certificate12
2021Doctorate — research825
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year18203
2020Certificate 1–2 years417
2020Associate degree836
2020Certificate 2–4 years15
2020Bachelor degree381,754
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate637
2020Master degree27300
2020Post-master certificate12
2020Doctorate — research822
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year14118

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.2208 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

164 institutions

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